Comments on: Escambia County’s New $142 Million Correctional Facility Is Almost Complete. Here’s A Photo Tour. http://www.northescambia.com/2021/01/new-142-million-correctional-facility-is-almost-complete-heres-a-photo-tour Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Fri, 10 Apr 2026 03:16:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Cin http://www.northescambia.com/2021/01/new-142-million-correctional-facility-is-almost-complete-heres-a-photo-tour/comment-page-1#comment-445340 Cin Thu, 11 Mar 2021 23:57:44 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=430369#comment-445340 The new jail looks new - for now. I won't get into the hotel vs. jail argument, it's a stone & metal facility, and anyone who thinks it looks like a 5 star has never stayed in a 5 star. Though I do feel that people who haven't been convicted of a crime, but don't have the ability to bond out, shouldn't have to suffer as if they HAVE been convicted. And corrections officers shouldn't have to suffer with them either... My issue is the cost of this facility. 142 million? Really? Has anyone driven down the street in front of this jail (Pace Blvd.) lately? The County can't afford to repave that street (which stresses my car's alignment every time I have to go that way) or several of the main arteries in town, but they can spend that much (which includes sales tax $) to house more arrestees??? We can't get street lights in more than half the neighborhoods in town, but we can afford a huge jail? Am I the only one who has a problem with SO MANY of our tax dollars being spent this way? Insane. The new jail looks new – for now. I won’t get into the hotel vs. jail argument, it’s a stone & metal facility, and anyone who thinks it looks like a 5 star has never stayed in a 5 star. Though I do feel that people who haven’t been convicted of a crime, but don’t have the ability to bond out, shouldn’t have to suffer as if they HAVE been convicted. And corrections officers shouldn’t have to suffer with them either… My issue is the cost of this facility. 142 million? Really? Has anyone driven down the street in front of this jail (Pace Blvd.) lately? The County can’t afford to repave that street (which stresses my car’s alignment every time I have to go that way) or several of the main arteries in town, but they can spend that much (which includes sales tax $) to house more arrestees??? We can’t get street lights in more than half the neighborhoods in town, but we can afford a huge jail? Am I the only one who has a problem with SO MANY of our tax dollars being spent this way? Insane.

]]> By: Mel http://www.northescambia.com/2021/01/new-142-million-correctional-facility-is-almost-complete-heres-a-photo-tour/comment-page-1#comment-441513 Mel Mon, 01 Feb 2021 13:05:23 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=430369#comment-441513 The new jail looks good. To those that reply like they on facebook my 1st point is it's not no 5 stars hotel. I've never even seen any hotel have metal toilets yep and it's COLD BTW. Jail is for folks that haven't been to court yet. Too poor to bond out and anyone sentenced to a year or less and 2nd point back in the day jail and prison was bad condition and folks complain and laws were made to protect the inmates from poor condition. Private prison is florida uneducated government that allowed a company to get paid to take inmates and house said inmates and the private company works the inmates to make money. The condition or worse than State prison and I guess uneducated government in Florida wants to be sued again. Yes I said again. Back in the day inmates were sold to the forestry department and poor condition and unlawful deaths caused florida to be sued and that was less than 100 years ago and now florida is paying theses company to take the of inmates and trust me Florida will be in court years from now because of private prison condition. I look at it a different way. Poor condition for inmates means poor condition for officer to work in. The new jail looks good. To those that reply like they on facebook my 1st point is it’s not no 5 stars hotel. I’ve never even seen any hotel have metal toilets yep and it’s COLD BTW. Jail is for folks that haven’t been to court yet. Too poor to bond out and anyone sentenced to a year or less and 2nd point back in the day jail and prison was bad condition and folks complain and laws were made to protect the inmates from poor condition. Private prison is florida uneducated government that allowed a company to get paid to take inmates and house said inmates and the private company works the inmates to make money. The condition or worse than State prison and I guess uneducated government in Florida wants to be sued again. Yes I said again. Back in the day inmates were sold to the forestry department and poor condition and unlawful deaths caused florida to be sued and that was less than 100 years ago and now florida is paying theses company to take the of inmates and trust me Florida will be in court years from now because of private prison condition. I look at it a different way. Poor condition for inmates means poor condition for officer to work in.

]]> By: Skip http://www.northescambia.com/2021/01/new-142-million-correctional-facility-is-almost-complete-heres-a-photo-tour/comment-page-1#comment-441494 Skip Mon, 01 Feb 2021 04:49:31 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=430369#comment-441494 Thank you for your positive comments Nana! A lot of people we’re not positive of my opinion but it you don’t like jail don’t do anything wrong or at least don’t get caught! It’s almost like they built A jail that looks like a hotel too make people wanna go there. The old castle gray skull looks like a jail the new one looks like a office park! Let’s be honest it’s the correction officers that are doing time not the inmates!! Thank you for your positive comments Nana! A lot of people we’re not positive of my opinion but it you don’t like jail don’t do anything wrong or at least don’t get caught! It’s almost like they built A jail that looks like a hotel too make people wanna go there. The old castle gray skull looks like a jail the new one looks like a office park! Let’s be honest it’s the correction officers that are doing time not the inmates!!

]]> By: Skip http://www.northescambia.com/2021/01/new-142-million-correctional-facility-is-almost-complete-heres-a-photo-tour/comment-page-1#comment-441488 Skip Mon, 01 Feb 2021 03:13:50 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=430369#comment-441488 I called up couldn’t get a reservation for 4 months! Do they have a pool?? I called up couldn’t get a reservation for 4 months! Do they have a pool??

]]> By: Skip http://www.northescambia.com/2021/01/new-142-million-correctional-facility-is-almost-complete-heres-a-photo-tour/comment-page-1#comment-441487 Skip Mon, 01 Feb 2021 03:01:39 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=430369#comment-441487 Jail is too easy but what’s hard is getting the beat down while your getting arrested! All you do in jail is work on your spades game and try and get money put on your books! The other jail blew up because the dryers floated up and ripped the gas line out the wall. That new jail is so nice it’s going too put bondsmans outta business! No one will wanna bond out and leave! I might be wrong but in my opinion it’s 5 star hotel! Imma look it up on Air BnB Jail is too easy but what’s hard is getting the beat down while your getting arrested! All you do in jail is work on your spades game and try and get money put on your books! The other jail blew up because the dryers floated up and ripped the gas line out the wall. That new jail is so nice it’s going too put bondsmans outta business! No one will wanna bond out and leave! I might be wrong but in my opinion it’s 5 star hotel! Imma look it up on Air BnB

]]> By: Skip http://www.northescambia.com/2021/01/new-142-million-correctional-facility-is-almost-complete-heres-a-photo-tour/comment-page-1#comment-441484 Skip Mon, 01 Feb 2021 02:45:21 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=430369#comment-441484 If jail so bad why do people go back? That’s a five star hotel! If jail so bad why do people go back? That’s a five star hotel!

]]> By: Stumpknocker http://www.northescambia.com/2021/01/new-142-million-correctional-facility-is-almost-complete-heres-a-photo-tour/comment-page-1#comment-441455 Stumpknocker Sun, 31 Jan 2021 21:57:31 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=430369#comment-441455 @todd just how comfortable do you think their victims are? Jail is not supposed to be a country club, it’s supposed to be a deterrent, as you see that don’t work because they keep going back for more. @todd just how comfortable do you think their victims are? Jail is not supposed to be a country club, it’s supposed to be a deterrent, as you see that don’t work because they keep going back for more.

]]> By: Todd http://www.northescambia.com/2021/01/new-142-million-correctional-facility-is-almost-complete-heres-a-photo-tour/comment-page-1#comment-441436 Todd Sun, 31 Jan 2021 18:56:32 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=430369#comment-441436 Those saying it's too nice for jail... Removal from society and loss of personal freedom is the punishment. Making things extra harsh for the sake of it is unnecessarily cruel. Don't forget that county jails also house those awaiting trial who cannot afford bail. Those saying it’s too nice for jail… Removal from society and loss of personal freedom is the punishment. Making things extra harsh for the sake of it is unnecessarily cruel.

Don’t forget that county jails also house those awaiting trial who cannot afford bail.

]]> By: Feather http://www.northescambia.com/2021/01/new-142-million-correctional-facility-is-almost-complete-heres-a-photo-tour/comment-page-1#comment-441426 Feather Sun, 31 Jan 2021 17:56:51 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=430369#comment-441426 Don't matter how good they make new jail sound. They fail our safety and allowed the old one to blow up. Who to say they want do it again jail is no place for anyone. Don't care how good they make new jail sound Don’t matter how good they make new jail sound. They fail our safety and allowed the old one to blow up. Who to say they want do it again jail is no place for anyone. Don’t care how good they make new jail sound

]]> By: Stumpknocker http://www.northescambia.com/2021/01/new-142-million-correctional-facility-is-almost-complete-heres-a-photo-tour/comment-page-1#comment-441412 Stumpknocker Sun, 31 Jan 2021 16:52:19 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=430369#comment-441412 @Kane lol you make it sound like it’s the jails fault!!!!. The ones that are in there are not people who just made a mistake, 99% are repeat customers over and over. They are the ones who have caused their loved ones grieve. Talk to the county commissioners and ask how much is spent each year on inmates healthcare, it’s not as you describe at all. And if it was truly that bad a person wouldn’t make a mistake but once due to fear of going back. Jail is not supposed to be a country club. This is what’s wrong now days people feeling sorry for the criminals, never thinking or considering the string of victims they have made, from their so called mistake. @Kane lol you make it sound like it’s the jails fault!!!!. The ones that are in there are not people who just made a mistake, 99% are repeat customers over and over. They are the ones who have caused their loved ones grieve. Talk to the county commissioners and ask how much is spent each year on inmates healthcare, it’s not as you describe at all. And if it was truly that bad a person wouldn’t make a mistake but once due to fear of going back. Jail is not supposed to be a country club. This is what’s wrong now days people feeling sorry for the criminals, never thinking or considering the string of victims they have made, from their so called mistake.

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